Jim Mora out,Pete Carroll in?

I thought today would finally be the day that I could look at the Browns win over Jacksonville,but instead the Seattle Seahawks released Jim Mora as head coach and the hot rumor is that the new boss of the Hawks will be USC coach Pete Carroll.

Mora led Seattle to a disappointing 5-11 record that saw the Seahawks stagger down the stretch with a four game losing skid that saw only the final game against Tennessee as remotely competitive.
I am not sure on how to feel about this firing.
On one hand,one year is not a ton of time (see Eric Mangini) to determine,but on the other,Seattle seems to be a team that needs a complete overhaul after trying to do patchwork fix its and do I really want Jim Mora as the guy that will determine if the Seahawks are on a two year aberration of disappointing football or begin a multiple year long run of being a bad football team.
I think not and whoever gets the GM should have the right to hire his coach,unlike the Browns dropping the ball last year with the coach being hired first.

The Seahawks are also looking for a new general manager and the Eagles Tom Heckert canceled his scheduled Seattle interview after interviewing in Cleveland with the Browns.
Could that mean Heckert will be the new GM in Cleveland?

The next two hires might be the most important in Seattle for years as the Seahawks need a new quarterback as Matt Hasselbeck is shot in my opinion,running back could use upgrading and a few years of hoping Walter Jones could play more has left the Seahawks vulnerable at the most important position on the offensive line.
The draft with Seattle holding their first rounder and Denver's will go a long way towards determining the future of the franchise.

I cannot say that Pete Carroll does a lot for me after two NFL failures and I have no idea why Carroll would want to leave USC,but I discussed it with Ryan and he brought up a point that I had not considered-Could Carroll be looking for a way out before USC gets nailed for some of the various things that the NCAA is investigating?
Makes sense for Carroll to strike while the iron is hot,although whether it is a good move for the Hawks is very debatable.

All and all,a quick hook for Jim Mora,but likely the best thing for the team when you consider the entire picture and while I kinda hope that it isn't Pete Carroll as the new head man,one cannot think that even that would be a totally destructive hire.

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